Grade 10 · US English / SAT · Semester 1 · 2026–2027

Grade 10 US English — Semester 1 Learning Journey

Follow the semester week by week through vocabulary, literature, grammar, and writing. The plan moves from foundational review into informative, argumentative, and compare-and-contrast writing, with Autumn Break, revision, and final exams clearly marked.

Tap any point on the curve — or any week below — to open the details.

The semester journey — click a point to jump to that week.

Semester structure

Key phases and checkpoints across Grade 10 US English.

Start-Up

Diagnostic & Review

Week 1 · Aug 23–27

Vocabulary Unit 1, parts-of-speech review, and a diagnostic test.

Writing Strand

Informative Writing

Weeks 4–7

Informative writing alongside Unit 1 literature and grammar phrases.

Writing Strand

Argumentative Essay

Weeks 8–11

Argumentative writing connected to literature and sentence structure.

Writing Strand

Compare & Contrast

Weeks 12–17

Compare-and-contrast writing with Units 2–3 literature and grammar review.

Break

Autumn Break

Week 14 · Nov 22

Autumn Break.

Checkpoint

Revision

Week 18 · Dec 19–23

Revision before final exams.

Checkpoint

Final Exams

Weeks 19–20

Semester final exams.